Middle East

Israel says UN agency boss should quit over Hamas ‘tunnel’ under Gaza HQ

JERUSALEM, Feb 10, 2024 (AFP) - Israel's foreign minister called Saturday for the head of the UN agency for Palestinian…

Blinken pushes for hostage deal with Israel cabinet centrists

TEL AVIV, Feb 8, 2024 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday discussed ways to secure the…

UN chief says world in ‘age of chaos’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En4DGJul9Ik By Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS UNITED NATIONS, United States, Feb 7, 2024 (AFP) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that…

Israel PM Netanyahu dismisses Hamas demand for ceasefire, sets sights on Rafah

By Phil Hazlewood and Shaun Tandon with Adel Zaanoun in the Gaza Strip JERUSALEM, Feb 7, 2024 (AFP) - Israeli…

What we know about US strikes against Iran targets

WASHINGTON, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - The United States on Friday carried out strikes against Iranian forces in Iraq and…

President Biden attends ritual return of three US soldiers killed in Jordan

By Aurélia END DOVER, United States, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - President Joe Biden on Friday joined a solemn military…

US retaliatory strikes hit Iran-linked targets in Syria, Iraq

By W.G. Dunlop and Aurélia End WASHINGTON, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - The US military launched retaliatory air strikes against…

Hamas gives ‘initial’ support to Gaza truce plan as fighting rages

By Adel Zaanoun, with Sharon Aronowicz in Tel Aviv GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - Fighting in…

US strikes 10 Huthi drones, downs unmanned Iranian aircraft

By W.G. DUNLOP WASHINGTON, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - American forces carried out strikes in Yemen against 10 attack drones…

US downs Iranian drones, strikes Huthi anti-air missile

By W.G. DUNLOP WASHINGTON, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - An American naval destroyer shot down three Iranian drones along with…

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